There was a reunion of sorts from 1998 today at Steinbrenner Field. Tino Martinez was back as hitting coach of the Marlins, David Wells and Jorge Posada were there as guest instructors, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera of course are still playing for the Yankees and Joe Girardi is their manager. Paul O’Neill was also there working for the YES network.
The Yankees signed Brennan Boesch today who was released by the Detroit Tigers. He is a 27 year old outfielder who had a bad year last year. He hit 240 with 12 homeruns and 54 RBI in 132 games last year for the Tigers. He was in right field for 115 starts and committed just two errors and had five outfield assists. He is a 367 career hitter at Yankee Stadium and has hit 36 of his 42 career homeruns off of right handers. He will play good defense and provide some pop to the lineup. He had a couple of good years to start his career before last season. He will most likely be a platoon left fielder until Cutis Granderson comes back. He could be on the bench or DH when Granderson does come back especially if Hafner isn’t healthy. This move also allows the Yankees to move Juan Rivera to first base, he has hit well this spring and played good defense at first. They can keep Kevin Youkilis at third like they planned and just wait to get there guys back.
Sabathia made his first start today and will make two more before starting on Opening day against the Red Sox. He battled a little today especially early but he felt good and was happy with the outing and his catcher Francisco Cervelli liked what he saw.
Jeter said he had nothing to report and it is now just like any other spring training. He seems to be coming through the games fine and now it is just getting more and more reps on the field. He should be fine for Opening day like we expected with him.
The Yankees pitching really looks like a stength and it will need to be with the perceived lack of offense. Here are the starters coming up. Hiroki Kuroda on Saturday at home and David Phelps on the road, Ivan Nova on Sunday, Monday is an off day, Tuesday it will be Adam Warren, Wednesday is Vidal Nuno and Sabathia in the minor leagues, Phelps on Thursday, Nova on Friday with Kuroda in the minor leagues, Pettitte on Saturday and Warren on Sunday. There are more guys being cut and the guys will be coming back from the WBC soon. The regular players and pitchers will be playing more and the last couple of weeks is really when they should be peaking and getting ready to go for the season. The Yankees have won five of their last six games.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves 5-2
The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 5-2 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Jeremy Hefner pitched five pretty good innings for the Mets and the bullpen did their job. Zach Lutz had two hits for the Mets offense, a bunch of guys had a hit.
Hefner pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with a hit and seven strikeouts. Josh Edgin faced one batter and retired him, Scott Atchison pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out one and Aaron Laffey got the win pitching 2 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout.
Jordany Valdespin had a hit and an RBI, Colin Cowgill had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Andrew Brown had a hit and an RBI, John Buck had a hit and drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit. Lutz had two hits, Brandon Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Jaimie Hoffman had a hit and an RBI. Hicks and Hoffman each hit a double and Duda hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Cowgill was caught stealing and Ruben Tejada committed an error.
Tim Hudson pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking one, Cristhian Martinez took the loss pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run which was unearned and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.
Ramiro Pena drew a walk, Freddie Freeman had a hit and an RBI and B.J. Upton had two hits. Dan Uggla had a hit, Juan Francisco had a hit and an RBI and Gerald Laird had a hit. Laird and Upton each hit a double, Francisco and Freeman each hit a homerun. The Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Constanza was caught stealing, Pastornicky committed an error and Johnson had an outfield assist.
Duda hit a solo homerun and Hicks hit an RBI double in the second to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Francisco hit a solo homerun in the third to cut the Mets lead in half. In the fourth Freeman hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two. Brown hit an RBI single in the eighth and in the ninth Hoffman hit an RBI double and Valdespin an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game and that was the final score.
The Mets record improved to 7-8 this spring and the Braves record dropped to 11-11. The Mets will host the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon and the Atlanta Braves will host the New York Yankees on Saturday evening.
Hefner pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with a hit and seven strikeouts. Josh Edgin faced one batter and retired him, Scott Atchison pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out one and Aaron Laffey got the win pitching 2 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout.
Jordany Valdespin had a hit and an RBI, Colin Cowgill had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Andrew Brown had a hit and an RBI, John Buck had a hit and drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit. Lutz had two hits, Brandon Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Jaimie Hoffman had a hit and an RBI. Hicks and Hoffman each hit a double and Duda hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Cowgill was caught stealing and Ruben Tejada committed an error.
Tim Hudson pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking one, Cristhian Martinez took the loss pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run which was unearned and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.
Ramiro Pena drew a walk, Freddie Freeman had a hit and an RBI and B.J. Upton had two hits. Dan Uggla had a hit, Juan Francisco had a hit and an RBI and Gerald Laird had a hit. Laird and Upton each hit a double, Francisco and Freeman each hit a homerun. The Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Constanza was caught stealing, Pastornicky committed an error and Johnson had an outfield assist.
Duda hit a solo homerun and Hicks hit an RBI double in the second to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Francisco hit a solo homerun in the third to cut the Mets lead in half. In the fourth Freeman hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two. Brown hit an RBI single in the eighth and in the ninth Hoffman hit an RBI double and Valdespin an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game and that was the final score.
The Mets record improved to 7-8 this spring and the Braves record dropped to 11-11. The Mets will host the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon and the Atlanta Braves will host the New York Yankees on Saturday evening.
Friday, March 15, 2013
The New York Yankees defeat the Miami Marlins 7-3
The New York Yankees defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 7-3 on Friday afternoon. The game was played at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. CC Sabathia made his first start of the spring and started off slow but finished strong. Francisco Cervelli and Travis Hafner both hit a homerun.
Sabathia pitched five innings giving up eight hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out two, Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit. Vidal Nuno pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki drew two walks and Hafner had a hit and two RBI. Cervelli had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Arcia drew a walk and Jose Pirela had two hits and an RBI. Thomas Neal had a hit and an RBI, Corbin Joseph drew a walk and Gil Velazquez drew a walk. Neal hit a double, Pirela hit a triple, Cervelli and Hafner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Ronnier Mustelier had a stolen base and Sabathia committed an error.
John Maine pitched three innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Ryan Webb pitched two perfect innings, A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning and Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs, one of them was earned with two walks and a strikeout. Jennings picked up the loss and Tom Koehler pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.
Juan Pierre had two hits, Donovan Solano had two hits and an RBI and Kevin Kouzmanoff had a hit and drew a walk. Chris Coghlan had a hit, Rob Brantly had a hit and an RBI, Nick Green and Gorkys Hernandez each had three hits. Coghlan hit a double and the Marlins were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Hechavarria and Realmuto each committed an error. Realmuto also had a passed ball
The Marlins had a 2-0 lead in the first. Kearns hit into a double play scoring one run and then Brantly had an RBI single. Cervelli hit a solo homerun in the second to make it a 2-1 game. The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the third on a Hafner two run homerun. Solano hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game at three, the Yankees came back with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. A passed ball made it 4-3 Yankees and a throwing error made it a 5-3 game. Pirela hit an RBI triple and Neal hit an RBI double in the eighth to make it 7-3 and that was the final score.
The Yankees record improved to 8-12 in the spring and the Marlins record dropped to 7-10. The Yankees will play a split squad on Saturday with an afternoon game at home against the Philadelphia Phillies and an evening game at the Atlanta Braves. The Miami Marlins will play Saturday afternoon at the New York Mets.
Sabathia pitched five innings giving up eight hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out two, Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit. Vidal Nuno pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki drew two walks and Hafner had a hit and two RBI. Cervelli had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Arcia drew a walk and Jose Pirela had two hits and an RBI. Thomas Neal had a hit and an RBI, Corbin Joseph drew a walk and Gil Velazquez drew a walk. Neal hit a double, Pirela hit a triple, Cervelli and Hafner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Ronnier Mustelier had a stolen base and Sabathia committed an error.
John Maine pitched three innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Ryan Webb pitched two perfect innings, A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning and Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs, one of them was earned with two walks and a strikeout. Jennings picked up the loss and Tom Koehler pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.
Juan Pierre had two hits, Donovan Solano had two hits and an RBI and Kevin Kouzmanoff had a hit and drew a walk. Chris Coghlan had a hit, Rob Brantly had a hit and an RBI, Nick Green and Gorkys Hernandez each had three hits. Coghlan hit a double and the Marlins were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Hechavarria and Realmuto each committed an error. Realmuto also had a passed ball
The Marlins had a 2-0 lead in the first. Kearns hit into a double play scoring one run and then Brantly had an RBI single. Cervelli hit a solo homerun in the second to make it a 2-1 game. The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the third on a Hafner two run homerun. Solano hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game at three, the Yankees came back with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. A passed ball made it 4-3 Yankees and a throwing error made it a 5-3 game. Pirela hit an RBI triple and Neal hit an RBI double in the eighth to make it 7-3 and that was the final score.
The Yankees record improved to 8-12 in the spring and the Marlins record dropped to 7-10. The Yankees will play a split squad on Saturday with an afternoon game at home against the Philadelphia Phillies and an evening game at the Atlanta Braves. The Miami Marlins will play Saturday afternoon at the New York Mets.
The New York Mets lost to the Detroit Tigers 9-1
The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 9-1 on Thursday afternoon. The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Zach Lutz had a couple of hits for the Mets offense as they didn’t do much. Dillon Gee started and didn’t pitch well and Josh Edgin had a rough outing for the Mets.
Gee pitched two innings giving up three hits and six runs with four walks taking the loss. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit, Edgin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he had a strikeout and Greg Burke pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. Pedro Feliciano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Robert Carson pitched an inning striking out one.
Jordany Valdespin had a hit, Josh Satin drew a walk and Marlon Byrd drew a walk. Andrew Brown had a hit, Mike Baxter drew a walk and Brandon Hicks drew a walk. Lutz had two hits and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Matthew den Dekker had a hit. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Lutz and Bixler each committed an error.
Doug Fister picked up the win pitching four innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts. Casey Crosby pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Phil Coke pitched a perfect inning and Darin Downs pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. Bruce Rondon pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Quintin Berry had a hit, Andy Dirks drew two walks and Miguel Cabrera had two hits and two RBI. Kevin Russo had a hit, Victor Martinez had two hits and drew a walk and Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and three RBI. Alex Avila had two RBI and drew a walk, Avisail Garcia had an RBI and Omar Infante had two hits and an RBI. Danny Worth had a hit, Tuiasosopo hit a double and a homerun and the Tigers were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
Avila had an RBI walk and Garcia was hit by a pitch bringing in another run and making it 2-0 Tigers in the first. Cabrera hit a two run single in the second and Tuiasosopo hit a two run homerun to make it a 6-0 game in favor of the Tigers. The Mets scored their only run in the second to cut the lead to 6-1. Recker hit an RBI single. The Tigers scored three more runs in the fourth to complete the scoring. Tuiasosopo hit an RBI double, Avila hit a sacrifice fly and Infante hit an RBI single.
The Mets record dropped to 6-8 in the spring and the Tigers improved to 11-8. The Mets will play at the Atlanta Braves on Friday afternoon and the Tigers will host the Toronto Blue Jays.
Gee pitched two innings giving up three hits and six runs with four walks taking the loss. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit, Edgin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he had a strikeout and Greg Burke pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. Pedro Feliciano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Robert Carson pitched an inning striking out one.
Jordany Valdespin had a hit, Josh Satin drew a walk and Marlon Byrd drew a walk. Andrew Brown had a hit, Mike Baxter drew a walk and Brandon Hicks drew a walk. Lutz had two hits and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Matthew den Dekker had a hit. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Lutz and Bixler each committed an error.
Doug Fister picked up the win pitching four innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts. Casey Crosby pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Phil Coke pitched a perfect inning and Darin Downs pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. Bruce Rondon pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Quintin Berry had a hit, Andy Dirks drew two walks and Miguel Cabrera had two hits and two RBI. Kevin Russo had a hit, Victor Martinez had two hits and drew a walk and Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and three RBI. Alex Avila had two RBI and drew a walk, Avisail Garcia had an RBI and Omar Infante had two hits and an RBI. Danny Worth had a hit, Tuiasosopo hit a double and a homerun and the Tigers were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
Avila had an RBI walk and Garcia was hit by a pitch bringing in another run and making it 2-0 Tigers in the first. Cabrera hit a two run single in the second and Tuiasosopo hit a two run homerun to make it a 6-0 game in favor of the Tigers. The Mets scored their only run in the second to cut the lead to 6-1. Recker hit an RBI single. The Tigers scored three more runs in the fourth to complete the scoring. Tuiasosopo hit an RBI double, Avila hit a sacrifice fly and Infante hit an RBI single.
The Mets record dropped to 6-8 in the spring and the Tigers improved to 11-8. The Mets will play at the Atlanta Braves on Friday afternoon and the Tigers will host the Toronto Blue Jays.
The New York Yankees get whacked 17-5 by the Toronto Blue Jays
The New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 17-5 on Thursday afternoon. The game took place at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Florida. The Yankees starting pitcher was Jose Ramirez who had been very impressive so far this spring, he had a very bad day. The Yankees pitchers were not good at all but they were all minor leaguers. Kevin Youkilis hit a homerun for the Yankees and Juan Rivera had another hit.
Ramirez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and six runs with four walks. He took the loss his first of the spring. Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and eight runs with five walks and two strikeouts, Branden Pinder pitched 11/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Preston Claiborne pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Josh Spence pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Graham Stoneburner pitched an inning striking out one.
Eduardo Nunez had a hit for the Yankees, Youkilis had two hits and an RBI and Travis Hafner had an RBI. Ben Francisco had a hit, Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI and Gil Velazquez drew two walks. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Corbin Joseph had a hit and an RBI and Jose Pirela had two hits and an RBI. Nunez, Nix, Pirela and Joseph each hit a double. Youkilis hit a triple and a homerun. The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Joseph, Nix and Pirela each committed an error. Cervelli had a passed ball.
Josh Johnson picked up the win his third of the spring. He pitched three innings giving up two hits amd a run with five strikeouts, Esmil Rogers pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a couple of strikeouts and Brett Cecil pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit, a walk and striking out three. Tommy Hottovy pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Mickey Storey pitched to one batter and struck him out and Alex Hinshaw pitched an inning striking out one.
Maicer Izturis had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk, Colby Rasmus drew three walks and Melky Cabrera had three hits and four RBI. Jose Bautista had two hits and two RBI, Adam Lind drew a walk and Mark DeRosa had three hits and two RBI. Ryan Langerhans had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Henry Blanco had an RBI and drew two walks and Mike McCoy had an RBI. Cabrera hit two doubles, Izturis, Bautista and Negrych each hit a double. DeRosa hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 8-21 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. McCoy, Lind and Jimenez each committed an error.
The Yankees actually had a 1-0 lead in this game on a Youkilis solo homerun. The Blue Jays would score nine in the first though and six in the second to have a 15-1 lead. They scored one more in the third and the fourth, the Yankees added a couple in the fourth. It was 17-3 and the Yankees scored a run in the fifth and eighth to make it 17-5 and that was the final.
The Yankees four game winning streak was snapped. Their record is now 7-12 on the spring and the Blue Jays improved to 8-10. The Yankees will host the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon and the Blue Jays will play at the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon.
Ramirez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and six runs with four walks. He took the loss his first of the spring. Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and eight runs with five walks and two strikeouts, Branden Pinder pitched 11/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Preston Claiborne pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Josh Spence pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Graham Stoneburner pitched an inning striking out one.
Eduardo Nunez had a hit for the Yankees, Youkilis had two hits and an RBI and Travis Hafner had an RBI. Ben Francisco had a hit, Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI and Gil Velazquez drew two walks. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Corbin Joseph had a hit and an RBI and Jose Pirela had two hits and an RBI. Nunez, Nix, Pirela and Joseph each hit a double. Youkilis hit a triple and a homerun. The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Joseph, Nix and Pirela each committed an error. Cervelli had a passed ball.
Josh Johnson picked up the win his third of the spring. He pitched three innings giving up two hits amd a run with five strikeouts, Esmil Rogers pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a couple of strikeouts and Brett Cecil pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit, a walk and striking out three. Tommy Hottovy pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Mickey Storey pitched to one batter and struck him out and Alex Hinshaw pitched an inning striking out one.
Maicer Izturis had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk, Colby Rasmus drew three walks and Melky Cabrera had three hits and four RBI. Jose Bautista had two hits and two RBI, Adam Lind drew a walk and Mark DeRosa had three hits and two RBI. Ryan Langerhans had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Henry Blanco had an RBI and drew two walks and Mike McCoy had an RBI. Cabrera hit two doubles, Izturis, Bautista and Negrych each hit a double. DeRosa hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 8-21 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. McCoy, Lind and Jimenez each committed an error.
The Yankees actually had a 1-0 lead in this game on a Youkilis solo homerun. The Blue Jays would score nine in the first though and six in the second to have a 15-1 lead. They scored one more in the third and the fourth, the Yankees added a couple in the fourth. It was 17-3 and the Yankees scored a run in the fifth and eighth to make it 17-5 and that was the final.
The Yankees four game winning streak was snapped. Their record is now 7-12 on the spring and the Blue Jays improved to 8-10. The Yankees will host the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon and the Blue Jays will play at the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon.
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